Subject:
Title
Approval, Re: Contract for Sale and Purchase from Brookside Development LLC, a Florida limited liability company, for the Lift Station B-06 Relocation Project - District 5.
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Fiscal Impact:
$495,000.00 - Utility Services Department
Dept/Office:
Public Works Department / Land Acquisition Office / Utility Services Department
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners accept and authorize the Chair to execute the attached Contract for Sale and Purchase and Addendum.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The subject property is located in Section 36, Township 27 South, Range 37 East, north of U.S. Highway 192, on the corner of North Riverside Drive and Third Avenue in Indialantic.
This agenda item seeks approval from the Board of County Commissioners to accept and authorize the Chair to execute the attached Contract for Sale and Purchase and Addendum. The approval will enable the Utility Services Department to relocate Lift Station B-06 to 303 North Riverside Drive. Lift Station B-06 requires improvements to reduce the risk of sanitary sewer overflows and these improvements are not possible at the station’s current location without additional land acquisition. Several attempts for additional land acquisition were made but were unsuccessful. Relocating the lift station will enable the necessary improvements to the lift station.
Lift Station B-06 is a master lift station, receiving high-flows from 3,426 homes and 1,511 non-residential parcels, including flows from seven pump stations and discharging into a pipe that is larger than 12-inches in diameter. The lift station is located on a 25’x25’ parcel at the corner of North Riverside Drive and Second Avenue in Indialantic that abuts a single-family residence. Florida Administrative Code Section 62-604.400(2)(a)1 requires master lift stations to provide uninterrupted pumping capabilities, including an in-place emergency generator but the limited size of the parcel does not allow for the installation of an in-place emergency generator.
The Land Acquisition Office made several attempts, by regular and certified mail, to contact the owner of the abutting parcel to inquire about obtaining additional easement area for the project but was unable to get a response. Additional inquiries were made on nearby vacant land owned by the Town of Indialantic and Eastminister Presbyterian Church, but they were not willing to sell.
The property located at 303 North Riverside Drive, Indialantic, is listed for sale and is an ideal location to relocate Lift Station B-06 due to the proximity to the current lift station parcel. The property was valued at $440,000.00 by obtaining an appraisal from Callaway and Price, Inc., dated October 8, 2025. The Land Acquisition Office offered the appraised value to the owner, but the owner declined the offer. Consequently, a counteroffer was extended for the list price of $495,000.00, and the owner has accepted. Prior to making this offer, the Land Acquisition Office contacted two additional properties that were also listed for sale in the area, but the owners were not interested in selling their parcel for a future lift station. The Department reached out to the Town of Indialantic and confirmed that nothing would be needed in regard to the current zoning for the parcel since the use will be for a public utility.
The User Department approves this request.
This acquisition follows the policies and procedures as set forth in Administrative Order 37.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Upon execution by the Chair, the Public Works Department will contact the Clerk’s office to make arrangements to pick up the original executed Contract for Sale and Purchase and Addendum.